Advertising value of motor tests and being conservative with quoted maximum speeds.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\2\ scan0108 | |
| Date | 21th May 1935 | |
| To Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Bly {B. W. Bleaney - Bentley Sales} /17R21.5.35. Re:- Advertising Value of Motor Tests. Many thanks for your Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 5/KW.20.5.35. I would personally like to see that we could always demonstrate the car at the speed you mention, but I feel, and no doubt you will agree that we should be able to substantiate these speeds with a similar sort of car, when in private hands. It is always better to be a little on the conservative side to avoid disappointment. As a matter of fact we now quote the maximum speed as 88-90 m.p.h. for a standard car, so that if the owner does get a little extra speed he will be well satisfied. I therefore think the best way would be to leave the figures as they now stand. Anyhow, perhaps next time you are in London we can have a talk about this. Bly. {B. W. Bleaney - Bentley Sales} | ||
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).